Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 03/24/2025 - 1:19pm
LINCOLN — The Omaha-based 2nd Congressional District has been targeted with new political ads as part of national efforts by multiple Democratic-aligned groups that see Nebraska’s most purple district as a potential flip seat for the midterms.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 03/24/2025 - 1:16pm
Such is true: every action comes with an opposite reaction, but unlike in physics – in regards to people – they do not always respond with an equal reaction. Behavior in people and children is partially modified this way: when a baby is young, it will cry when it is hungry, when it is lonely, when it is cold or sleepy and parents will wake up in the middle of the night because the crying is so annoying (or heartbreaking) that they will do what they can to get the crying to stop.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 03/24/2025 - 1:13pm
LINCOLN — Former State Sen. Don Wesely, who also served four years as Lincoln mayor and several years as a lobbyist, is being remembered as a prolific political leader on health issues who worked hard to build and retain relationships.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 03/17/2025 - 6:00am
The unfortunate advent of Legislative Bill 552 in the Nebraska Legislature’s hopper once again exposes the tentacles of national politics creeping into the state’s process of making policy.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 03/17/2025 - 5:00am
OMAHA — The first debate of the Omaha mayor’s race spent Tuesday amplifying what increasingly looks like a four-way fight to join three-term Mayor Jean Stothert in the May 13 general election.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 03/17/2025 - 4:00am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened a 200% tariff on European wine, Champagne and spirits if the European Union goes forward with a planned tariff on American whiskey.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 03/17/2025 - 2:00am
WASHINGTON — Louisiana Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy launched a working group on Wednesday that will look at ways to overhaul the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Cassidy, chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, or HELP, Committee, wrote in the announcement that the group of seven Republicans would draft legislation at some point to restructure the agency.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 03/10/2025 - 7:00am
Nebraska Democratic leaders shared an ad attacking Republican Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert with the campaign manager of her only Republican mayoral challenger weeks before they sent it to voters, according to emails posted online.